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3 weeks ago | 
kxan.com | Erica Pauda |Julianna Russ |Anthony Torres
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A fifth person was arrested in connection with a 19-year-old's death that happened in January on Wildhorse Ranch Trail, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Court records identified that person as 35-year-old Tidis Tyrone Collier. He was booked into the Travis County Jail on a capital murder by terror threat charge. His bond was set at $250,000, according to online jail records. Attorney information was not available for Collier as of Wednesday.
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1 month ago | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Erica Pauda
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A city of Austin memo revealed the city's next steps as it works to address a backlog of vehicles that have unpaid active civil parking violations that have resulted in "nearly $7.4 million in unpaid fines."Over the past five years, the city said it did not collect on more than 160,000 unpaid parking tickets. Furthermore, Austin has only issued 36 boot notices since 2022, the memo said.
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2 months ago | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Avery Travis |Will Dupree
Editor's Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. AUSTIN (KXAN) - The deadline is quickly approaching for Travis County homeowners to protest the market value of their property. That date is May 15 or 30 days after the notice has been mailed to you whichever is later, according to the Travis County Appraisal District.
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2 months ago | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Erica Pauda
AUSTIN (KXAN) - On Tuesday, Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on social media announced Garth Brooks, KYGO, and Turnpike Troubadours would headline the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19. KYGO will perform on Oct. 17, Brooks on Oct. 18, followed by the Turnpike Troubadours on Oct. 19, according to COTA. This performance will happen just after a year of Brooks being inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in September 2024.
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2 months ago | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Erica Pauda
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Austin Police Department on Monday evening said it was actively conducting a death investigation in downtown Austin, according to a social media post. The investigation was being conducted near the intersection of Third Street and Nueces Street, according to police.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Will Dupree |Avery Travis
Editor's Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. AUSTIN (KXAN) - Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that Texas has a higher obesity rate than the national average. It's one of the reasons why the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recognized March as National Nutrition Month.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Avery Travis |Will Dupree
Editor's Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. AUSTIN (KXAN) - As the state prepares to give an update on Tuesday on whether the measles outbreak has infected more Texans. More people have started to become on edge as the numbers continue to climb. KXAN Midday anchors Avery Travis and Will DuPree spoke to Thrivework's Licensed Professional Counselor Catherine Atkinson-Greenhaw on how to manage the stress and anxieties that come from contagious diseases.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
kxan.com | Anthony Torres |Tom Miller
AUSTIN (KXAN) - On March 14, a crash on Interstate 35 that involved 18 vehicles resulted in the death of five people and left 11 others injured. Austin-Travis County EMS gave its perspective on its response time to the call and the agency's challenges when evaluating the scene. The agency spoke about its initial response to the crash and how it discovered the severity of the crash. "We first started getting 911 calls about 11:20 p.m. on Thursday night.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
kxan.com | Tom Miller |Anthony Torres
Editor's Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. AUSTIN (KXAN) - A drought, low humidity, and strong winds are coming to a head on Tuesday to produce an extreme wildfire risk, according to the National Weather Service. KXAN's Tom Miller spoke with the Austin Fire Department's Wildfire Division Coordinator Chris Dibrell about AFD's preparations ahead of Tuesday and what Central Texans can do to protect their homes.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
kxan.com | Will Dupree |Avery Travis |Anthony Torres
Editor's Note: The transcript of this live Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texas is home to more women than any other state in the United States. The Texas Veterans Commission in a 2024 report estimated that more than 207,000 women who served in the military now live in Texas. The report also stated that those numbers are expected to climb by about 7% over the next five years.
